Search for Patient Records

Search for existing patient records using a patient's biographic details, such as their given name, phone number, Medicare number or date of birth.

About this task

Search an existing patient record in the Patient Search panel.

To search for an existing patient record:

From the main menu, select Patient Search.
To include inactive patient records in your search, set Include inactive?. For more information, see Find Inactive Patients.
To search a patient record from your local centre, select Local. Otherwise, it defaults to search All Centres.
In the Search for patient field, enter a patient's given name, family name, phone number, Medicare number, date of birth or email address. Patients who meet the search criteria are listed.
Note:
- If there is no record for this patient, click Add new patient and create a new patient record. For more information, see Create New Patient Records.
- To find a patient record with exact or close matches, use advanced patient search options. For more information, see Advanced Patient Search.
From the available patient list, select the required patient record item.

If you are a clinical user, you are redirected to the Patient Timeline icon Patient Timeline panel.

If you are an administrative user, you are redirected to the Visit panel.